Writing Progress

The two novels at once writing mission is proceeding very well with over 40,000 words done in Demon IV: Darkness Rules, and over 21,000 words in Cold Blooded IV: Bloody Shadows. I should have Demon IV ready for release by late April, and Cold Blooded IV by late May. My next two I’m considering are Hard Case VI, and Rick Cantelli, P.I. IV. After the very good sales with Hard Case V: Blood and Fear, that one is kind of a lock.

The writing has taken the place of nearly everything else. I’m still doing shop work, but have kept my time at about twenty hours a week. I’ll be sixty-five next month. The drive to do more hours than that at the shop has not instilled in me a desire to report for full time duty again. I now don’t think it will. Writing fiction allows an alternative to reality, my auto repair shop can’t help with. Every moment at the shop I’m in reality with the subsequent real memories, and interacting with customers. Home alone writing fiction in Demon’s paranormal, often hilarious world, and plotting out Nick McCarty’s next violent episode in Cold Blooded has become a new paradigm for me. Maybe things will change a bit after I put Living Trusts, estate business, and taxes behind me, but I have to admit it ain’t likely.  :)

 

BTS Book Reviews E-Mag March/April

Since releasing Hard Case V: Blood and Fear on February 14^th, I’ve been working on two novels at once for the first time in a while as I mentioned last week. So far, it’s been a real thrill. By the end of February, I had over 30,000 words done in Demon IV: Darkness Rules, and over 10,000 words in Cold Blooded IV. I wrote over 3,000 words yesterday on the first day of March. It has been the most productive two week time period writing I have had in quite a while, filling hours in an escape from reality with laughter and thrills. I can ask for no more. A 99 cent special knocked Blood and Fear out of the #1 Pulp Fiction spot, but it was there for an entire week, which was very special to me.  :)

The new Book Trailers Showcase Reviews E-Mag is out with their March/April edition. This is a superlative issue I read through in one sitting. My ads of course are in there, but so are stories, columns, interviews, and publishing news. Take a peek. I doubt you will be disappointed.

Book Trailers Showcase Book Reviews E-Mag for March/April

Hard Case V: Blood and Fear: Back on Top in Pulp Fiction  :)

Number 1 in Pulp Fiction: Hard Case V: Blood and Fear

I had to take advantage of this moment, in that when these things happen, it’s only for a short time. Hard Case Book V: Blood and Fear made it to #1 in Pulp Fiction on Amazon, so I naturally clipped it for inclusion today on the blog. The new writing on Demon IV: Darkness Rules, and Cold Blooded IV is still humming along. That’s it for now from mid-level author and auto-repair land.  :)